The Research Innovation Fund
The Research Innovation Fund (RIF) provides seed funding for collaborative research that seeks to advance digital agriculture through novel and cutting-edge projects. The RIF gives researchers the opportunity to work together across disciplines to develop and consider unique and creative solutions through an exchange of knowledge and expertise. Our seed funds are intended to provide a first step to fostering future collaborations that enable researchers to develop new research and compete for additional sources of funding.
See all current and previously funded projects here
Photo Credit: Adam Stewart
Ithaca Farm. Ithaca New York. USA
Photo Credit: Adam Stewart
Ithaca Farm. Ithaca New York. USA
Student Summer Research Projects
The RIF Summer Student Projects program provides undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to pursue independent research with mentorship across the university. Students work closely with faculty mentors in at least two colleges with at least one mentor from outside of their area of study.
There are two categories of student funding available:
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Graduate Student application
Primary Faculty mentor application
Secondary Faculty mentor application
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Undergraduate Student application
Primary Faculty mentor application
Secondary Faculty mentor application
Globally, most arable land is in production. The planet’s supplies of freshwater and energy are being challenged, and food security is being jeopardized by climate change, harvest loss, and food waste. The world is at a precarious point.
Now is the time to re-envision global agriculture, including food production, processing, and distribution; how natural resources are used and conserved; and the ways social and agricultural systems interact to support healthy individuals, communities, and the environment.
Cornell University, with outstanding faculty, staff, and students in agriculture and life sciences, computing and information sciences, engineering, veterinary medicine, food safety, and social sciences are exceptionally well positioned to advance the concepts and tools of digital agriculture. External organizations or individuals interested in engaging or partnering in DA research should contact cida@cornell.edu.
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